You have custody unless there is a court order saying otherwise. The father kidnapped him. Since you were never married he would have to go to court to get his parental rights and custody, visitation and pay child support. If he has not done that he has no rights to the child. So call the police.
If he's not married to the mother, none even if it was. see links
A child's biological father can have his name added to a child's birth certificate regardless of whether or not the mother agrees to it. If the biological father voluntarily relinquishes his parental rights and the child is legally adopted by another man, his name can be added to the birth certificate in place of the biological father.
Yes but he has to establish that he is the father so he has to get legal papers, birth certificate and do a DNA test. Without papers that you are the father you can't go to court and apply for visitation right and custody.
1) to pay support; 2) to petition the courts for visitation
Yes, but he will have to file a petition for visitation. He may also have to go through paternity testing to verify.
Not if the parents are not married. The father would need to file a court action to establish paternity, a child visitation schedule and a child support order.
If you are not married the custody automatically falls on the mother and the father have to go to court to get visitation or custody. If you are married you have equal rights.
If married they have equal rights to the child. If not married the father have right to sign the birth certificate and prove paternity in court so he can petition for visitation, custody and also pay child support. So he have to go to court to get his rights while the mother does not since there are witnesses she is the mother. So yes, a father def have rights to his child. If the mother or another man sign the birth certificate he can go to court and change it providing a DNA test for proving paternity.
If your name is on the birth certificate as the father, you can sue for visitation in court. Get a lawyer and file a suit. The mother will be compelled to come to the court and abide by its decision. If your name is not on the birth certificate, you will have to establish paternity. This could be drawn out and involve a lot more lawyers and money. My name is on the birth certificate, we live in different states and I would like to see more of my son in my home town. Do you think I would be able to do that?
no see links below
The mother. The father have to petition the court for custody or visitation right.
You have the right to return the child as agreed. This is not the time to prove yourself the better parent. Also, if the child is young, the mom is where it needs to be.